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>> yes. >> in your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping? seven times in a row. >> not in my opinion. >> this morning we'll answer the big question, what's next for armstrong now that his reputation is in shambles. does this confession land him in new legal and financial jeopardy and can he ultimately redeem himself and rehab his reputation? and did oprah do the job in her exclusive interview? we begin our coverage this morning with cnn's george howell. >> reporter: lance armstrong spent years trying to outrun allegations that he used performance enhancing substances to fuel his successful cycling career. that race is now over. >> was it a big deal to you? did it feel wrong? >> at the time? >> uh-huh. >> no. >> it did not even feel wrong. >> no. scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> did you feel in any way that you were cheating? >> no. the scariest. >> reporter: after decades of denials, the seven tour de france winner came clean in part one of a wide ranging interview with oprah winfrey. >> i am flawed, deeply flawed
>> yes. >> in your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping? seven times in a row. >> not in my opinion. >> this morning we'll answer the big question, what's next for armstrong now that his reputation is in shambles. does this confession land him in new legal and financial jeopardy and can he ultimately redeem himself and rehab his reputation? and did oprah do the job in her exclusive interview? we begin our coverage this morning with...
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lance armstrong won seven tour de france titles. the reason why now that the titles have been stripped and haven't given to the second place finishers, every second place finisher has been found implicated in performance enhancing drugs. the sport makes major league baseball look clean in comparison. it makes las vegas look like salt lake city. it's just the sort of thing that they need to actually now get started and prove that this wasn't just about chasing lance armstrong, the big white whale, this wasn't just about going after him which lance armstrong and his defenders said, this business cleaning up the sport. >> how do they even start that process when you talk about this? this is a sport that doesn't seem to have all that much legitimacy when you look at top level cyclists around the globe now. >> yeah. i mean it's very difficult to get started in terms of cleaning up the sport. the first reason is that the sport itself is very dangerous. if you have the same number of deaths in the national football league that you've had i
lance armstrong won seven tour de france titles. the reason why now that the titles have been stripped and haven't given to the second place finishers, every second place finisher has been found implicated in performance enhancing drugs. the sport makes major league baseball look clean in comparison. it makes las vegas look like salt lake city. it's just the sort of thing that they need to actually now get started and prove that this wasn't just about chasing lance armstrong, the big white...
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>> yes. >> in your opinion was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping? seven times in a row. >> not in my opinion. >> wow. and that was just in the first minute and a half of the interview. you kind of got it all there. but, really, there is so much more, and i'm going to play a lot more in the hour ahead. you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here, was it believable, you know, he said all of the right words, but is he truly, sincerely apologetic, you know, for what he did here? and when you talk to people, some ask, you know, does it really make a difference, and some say they are disappointed. there are cyclists w
>> yes. >> in your opinion was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping? seven times in a row. >> not in my opinion. >> wow. and that was just in the first minute and a half of the interview. you kind of got it all there. but, really, there is so much more, and i'm going to play a lot more in the hour ahead. you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it...
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there's no more trips through the pyrenees in the the tour de france. if you're michael vick and you can still play quarterback when you come back. if you erie lewis, the great linebacker for new orleans, if you're charged with an access - your scandal occurs at the end of your career, there is no going back to the playing field and having it absolve all your sins, there's really nowhere for lance to go on a competitive basis, so that mai makes it difficult for him to come into the public's grace. >> maybe he does do some triathlons, if he decides to do that, is there any way that he could actually fool people again, that he might be able to cheat again if he wanted to? >> well, like jennifer anniston said on friends, once a cheater, and i think that's going to be people's expectation at the very start. it's going to be guilty until proven innocent for him for the rest of his days, no matter where it is in the public eye. whether it's a career in politics, whether it's something that he's interested in. or whether it's trying to reassume a place on the
there's no more trips through the pyrenees in the the tour de france. if you're michael vick and you can still play quarterback when you come back. if you erie lewis, the great linebacker for new orleans, if you're charged with an access - your scandal occurs at the end of your career, there is no going back to the playing field and having it absolve all your sins, there's really nowhere for lance to go on a competitive basis, so that mai makes it difficult for him to come into the public's...
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>> yes. >> in your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping? seven times in a row. >> not in my opinion. >> one big lie that lasted 13 years. watch what armstrong said when he was asked why he did it. >> i was used to controlling everything in my life. i controlled every outcome in my life. >> you've been doing that forever. >> yeah, especially when it comes to sport. but the last thing i'll say is that now the story is so bad and so toxic, and a lot of it is true. >> i want you to stay with me. next hour we're looking at the confession, the psychology behind it, the legal consequences, the effects of armstrong's so-called drug cocktail and we'll speak to a former teammate. it is one hour, this is a special on the crash of an american icon. don't miss it. 3:00 eastern. >>> coming up, new jersey governor chris christie, again, coming to the defense of the president, lashing out at the nra. plus, he is the man deadspin says perpetrated this manti te'o alleged girlfriend hoax. now cnn is talking to the father of the former high school football pla
>> yes. >> in your opinion, was it humanly possible to win the tour de france without doping? seven times in a row. >> not in my opinion. >> one big lie that lasted 13 years. watch what armstrong said when he was asked why he did it. >> i was used to controlling everything in my life. i controlled every outcome in my life. >> you've been doing that forever. >> yeah, especially when it comes to sport. but the last thing i'll say is that now the story is...
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france's president is pushing a plan to legalize same sex marriage and adoptions. it faces strong opposition from the roman catholic church. the plan is expected to be voted on by the national assembly in march or february. a break for americans hoping to adopt russian kids, a ban on american adoptions willing not go into effect until next year, according to a russian news agen agency. hundreds of russians in moscow protest the russian government's ban, believing that freeze on adoptions was passed as backlash for the passage of a new u.s. law, which targets human rights violations in russia about the decision to delay the ban means 46 adoptions underway should go through. former president george h.w. bush may finally get to leave the hospital this week, the 43rd president shown on his birthday in june has been in the hospital since november 23rd for bronchitis and then what was described as a stubborn fever, his son, jeb bush says his dad is expected to be released tomorrow. a family spokesman says they are hopeful he will be discharged but still taking things day
france's president is pushing a plan to legalize same sex marriage and adoptions. it faces strong opposition from the roman catholic church. the plan is expected to be voted on by the national assembly in march or february. a break for americans hoping to adopt russian kids, a ban on american adoptions willing not go into effect until next year, according to a russian news agen agency. hundreds of russians in moscow protest the russian government's ban, believing that freeze on adoptions was...
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why is france only taking the lead here? >> because along with other countries, france has economic interests in that part of the world. this is an ex french colony. that part of the world was under french colonial rule and they believe it's in their natural self-interest to protect the government of mali and the central government of mali from being taken over by these islamist rebels, but other european countries are concerned as well. this turned into a regional issue and the risk as well, you may have militants who see france as a legitimate target. we've seen it with this gas platform kidnapping operation, for instance, and try to strike targets inside of france itself. french authorities of very well aware of this risk. >> hala gorani, excellent work. thank you for that. great background from hala. >>> switching to a talented young football star to tragically lost her grandmother and girlfriend on the very same day, but persevered and led his team to victory anyway. wrap a story. right? only problem is, it's just that.
why is france only taking the lead here? >> because along with other countries, france has economic interests in that part of the world. this is an ex french colony. that part of the world was under french colonial rule and they believe it's in their natural self-interest to protect the government of mali and the central government of mali from being taken over by these islamist rebels, but other european countries are concerned as well. this turned into a regional issue and the risk as...
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france has come to the aide of mali. two french soldiers were killed in the attempt to free a french intelligence agent who may have died in the raid. government air forces are back in action and pounding the out skirts of damascus. >> the rebels are cl s are cla victory. they seized weapons and ammunition after the battle. activists say that at least 108 people were killed today in the civil war. a relative said that aaron swartz committed suicide at the age of 26 . he had legal trouble related to his activism and had blogged about his battle against depression. at a time when the gun control debate is everywhere and showing no signs of fading. the debate will get more fuel tuesday when the obama administration releases the plan to reduce gun violence. the president called on the report after the newtown school shooting to come up with answers, to what has seemed like an unsolvable question. how do we deal with the gun violence that is shaking the nation? the answer is not easy and the political will has been lacking in
france has come to the aide of mali. two french soldiers were killed in the attempt to free a french intelligence agent who may have died in the raid. government air forces are back in action and pounding the out skirts of damascus. >> the rebels are cl s are cla victory. they seized weapons and ammunition after the battle. activists say that at least 108 people were killed today in the civil war. a relative said that aaron swartz committed suicide at the age of 26 . he had legal trouble...
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remember he's been stripped of his tour de france titles, let's take you to france to hear people there are reacting on the phone with us is cnn's zain verjee. she's in a town just outside of paris, so i'm ready, hit me. i'm sure it's not going to be good. >> reporter: bon jour. it's 3:00 a.m., that's oprah's interview. lot of people i talked to said they're not staying up for it, they don't care and they're fed up with the whole armstrong story. i asked this one woman are you going to watch, she said [ speaking in french ] "when is it?" they are going to try to watch online but most people say they just want him to go away, they want the story to die down but they don't really care about the oprah interview. carol? >> what about the tour de france, is it affecting that, i'm sure it's affecting that race. what do they say about that? >> reporter: well, they feel at some point the integrity of the tour de france, though it's been shattered for now, because of the whole armstrong debackle that down the road they hope the image will be restored. people i talked to said it doesn't matter ho
remember he's been stripped of his tour de france titles, let's take you to france to hear people there are reacting on the phone with us is cnn's zain verjee. she's in a town just outside of paris, so i'm ready, hit me. i'm sure it's not going to be good. >> reporter: bon jour. it's 3:00 a.m., that's oprah's interview. lot of people i talked to said they're not staying up for it, they don't care and they're fed up with the whole armstrong story. i asked this one woman are you going to...
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france's president is pushing a plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoptions, but it's facing strong opposition from the roman catholic church and social conservatives. the plan, expected to be voted on by the national assembly in february or march. >>> new allegations of gang rape sparking outrage again in india. police say seven men gang raped a woman this weekend. the victim is a 29-year-old woman. she says she was riding a bus home friday night when she was attacked. police arrested six men. they are searching for a seventh suspect. it is a brutal reminder of a similar case last month, a 23-year-old woman died from injuries after she was gang raped on a bus. >>> a break for americans hoping to adopt russian children. a ban on american adoptions will not go into effect now until next year. that's according to a russian news agency. these are hundreds of russians protesting the ban in moscow believing the government passed it as backlash for a new law -- u.s. law that targets human rights violations in russia. well, the decision to delay the ban means that 46 adoptions now in proce
france's president is pushing a plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoptions, but it's facing strong opposition from the roman catholic church and social conservatives. the plan, expected to be voted on by the national assembly in february or march. >>> new allegations of gang rape sparking outrage again in india. police say seven men gang raped a woman this weekend. the victim is a 29-year-old woman. she says she was riding a bus home friday night when she was attacked. police...
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france came to the aid of government in its fight. mean time in somalia, two french soldiers were killed in an attempt to free a french intelligence agent who may also have died in the raid. >>> syrian activists say government air forces are back in action, and pounding the outskirts of damascus. a week of bad weather grounded most planes. the rebels are claiming victory in the fight for an air base in the north. fighters say they seized weapons and ammunition after the battle. activists say 108 people were killed today in the civil war. >>> internet trail blazer aaron schwartz has passed away. a relative says schwartz committed suicide. he was only 26 years old. schwartz was involved with developing reddit and rss. later he dropped out of stanford university and focused on battling internet censorship. schwartz was facing legal trouble related to his activism and he had blogged about his battle against depression. >>> tomorrow marks one year since the cruise ship ran aground. the wrecked ship still stuck on an island, but it's expect
france came to the aid of government in its fight. mean time in somalia, two french soldiers were killed in an attempt to free a french intelligence agent who may also have died in the raid. >>> syrian activists say government air forces are back in action, and pounding the outskirts of damascus. a week of bad weather grounded most planes. the rebels are claiming victory in the fight for an air base in the north. fighters say they seized weapons and ammunition after the battle....
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we mentioned france. this is why france entered the conflict, putting up to 800 troops on the ground to keep the capital city from rebel control. the united states plans to assist french operations and here's one more reason why you should watch what is happening in mali, and the developments there. because more of your tax dollars may be going there. >> the funding mechanism for the u.n. mission is still being worked out, but we are assuming that the u.s. will be asked to contribute significantly as we did to the somalia operation. to get a jump on that, we're using some of our existing funding that we already have in the budget and will be going to the congress for additional funding over the coming days. >> chris lawrence, let me go to you, at the pentagon, because you're our pentagon correspondent, i should say. the u.s. will not be sending in ground troops, so how exactly will our military help in mali? >> well, brooke, they're considering sending big air force cargo planes to get more french troops
we mentioned france. this is why france entered the conflict, putting up to 800 troops on the ground to keep the capital city from rebel control. the united states plans to assist french operations and here's one more reason why you should watch what is happening in mali, and the developments there. because more of your tax dollars may be going there. >> the funding mechanism for the u.n. mission is still being worked out, but we are assuming that the u.s. will be asked to contribute...
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france. it's facing strong opposition from the roman catholic church. it's planned to be voted on this coming february or march. >>> former president george h.w. bush may finally get to leave the hospital this week. he's shown on his birthday last june has been in the hospital since november 23rd for bronchitis and a stubborn fever. a family spokesman says they are hopeful the president will be discharged. they are taking it a day at a time. his son, former florida governor jeb bush says his dad is expected to be released tomorrow. >>> it's considered hollywood's preview to the oscars. whoever wins big at this ceremony comes home with an academy award later. tonight, the gathering of the golden globes critics. the best film and television. best dramatic picture, "argo" "life of pi." it's been 30 days since the massacre at the elementary school in connecticut and two days until the vice president makes public his ideas to put the breaks on gun violence. we are live in newtown, connecticut, in
france. it's facing strong opposition from the roman catholic church. it's planned to be voted on this coming february or march. >>> former president george h.w. bush may finally get to leave the hospital this week. he's shown on his birthday last june has been in the hospital since november 23rd for bronchitis and a stubborn fever. a family spokesman says they are hopeful the president will be discharged. they are taking it a day at a time. his son, former florida governor jeb bush...
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. >>> american troops help france in an attempt to rescue a french intelligence agent who is held by militants in somalia. president obama detailed the u.s. involvement in the mission which was friday night. he said u.s. troops led to what he called limited technical support and made american aircraft available if needed. the mission failed. the captured agent was not rescued and the french government believes he is now dead. >>> hundreds of thousands of people opposing same-sex marriage rallied on the streets of paris today. fran's president is pushing a plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoptions. it faces strong opposition from the roman catholic church and social conservatives. the plan expected to be voted on by the national assembly in march or february. >>> a break for americans hoping to adopt russian kids. a ban on american adoptions will not go into effect until next year according to a russian news agency. hundreds of russians in moscow protested the russian government's banned believing that that was passed as backlash of a new u.s. law which targets human rights vio
. >>> american troops help france in an attempt to rescue a french intelligence agent who is held by militants in somalia. president obama detailed the u.s. involvement in the mission which was friday night. he said u.s. troops led to what he called limited technical support and made american aircraft available if needed. the mission failed. the captured agent was not rescued and the french government believes he is now dead. >>> hundreds of thousands of people opposing...
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admitting that his incredible run to seven tour de france titles was about it fact tainted. at the same timed e tainted by performance enhancing drugs. earlier oprah appeared on cbs this morning to talk about what she calls her greatest interview ever. first, though, just how tough it was to get that interview in the first place. >> yes, i think the entire interview was difficult. and may i just say that we had agreed before this moment, before the interview, we had agreed that the terms of the interview and what was included in the interview. specifically what was included in the interview would be left for people to make their own judgments about and that i would not be discussing or he would not be discussing or confirming. we agreed to that. and then by the time i left austin and landed in chicago, you all had already confirmed it. so i'm like how did you all do that? we agree that had we weren't going to say anything. so i'm sitting here now because it's already been confirmed. >> looked nervous just sitting down with her. but oprah also spoke about just how emotional t
admitting that his incredible run to seven tour de france titles was about it fact tainted. at the same timed e tainted by performance enhancing drugs. earlier oprah appeared on cbs this morning to talk about what she calls her greatest interview ever. first, though, just how tough it was to get that interview in the first place. >> yes, i think the entire interview was difficult. and may i just say that we had agreed before this moment, before the interview, we had agreed that the terms...
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france's president said two soldiers died possibly along with the hostage. france has come to the aid of mali's fragile government in its fight against islamic militants. those fighters are linked to al qaeda. >>> the man known as the american taliban has won a legal battle allowing him and fellow inmates to gather for daily prayers. a judge ruled yesterday the prison warden was violating his rights but not allowing the religious activities. he pleaded guilty to supplying services to the taliban. a lot more is plans for you this saturday night. here's what else we're working on. >>> after the newtown tragedy, the loud cry that enough is enough. mass shootings must stop. >> we won't prevent them all. but that can't be an excuse not to try. >> since then, we've seen action. not new laws but a huge spike in gun sales and crazy talk. >> 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms. >> but get ready, the president appears ready to make some changes with or without congress' approval. >>> a warning from one psychologist. the actions and attitudes of wo
france's president said two soldiers died possibly along with the hostage. france has come to the aid of mali's fragile government in its fight against islamic militants. those fighters are linked to al qaeda. >>> the man known as the american taliban has won a legal battle allowing him and fellow inmates to gather for daily prayers. a judge ruled yesterday the prison warden was violating his rights but not allowing the religious activities. he pleaded guilty to supplying services to...
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well, tonight, lance armstrong is expected to confess to the doping that cost him his seven tour de france titles. in just a couple of hours, as ed lavandera mentioned, he'll be sitting down with oprah winfrey, saying he is ready to speak candidly. we also heard this hour, as ed was reporting, he went to the austin headquarters for livestrong to apologize. after years and years of denials under oath, question we're asking here is could coming clean now see armstrong thrown behind bars for perjury. lisa bloom is here with me in l.a. lisa, welcome. >> thank you. >> wow. we don't know. hearing ed lavandera's reporting, the fact he went personally and apologizing, you can sort of read between the lines but we don't know whether he's saying yes, i did it. >> right. so if he did it, legally wrong, but morally right to confess. let me explain. any lawyer is going to say, do not confess. do not go on oprah and say that you doeped all these years afte you lied about it? there have a lot of legal ramifications, potential perjury charges. >> let me stop you on the perjury charge. what if he does conf
well, tonight, lance armstrong is expected to confess to the doping that cost him his seven tour de france titles. in just a couple of hours, as ed lavandera mentioned, he'll be sitting down with oprah winfrey, saying he is ready to speak candidly. we also heard this hour, as ed was reporting, he went to the austin headquarters for livestrong to apologize. after years and years of denials under oath, question we're asking here is could coming clean now see armstrong thrown behind bars for...
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now this activist and actress is threatening to say bye to france. why would she turn her back on the place she has loved for so long? might be surprised. it is coming up next. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] >>> first it was actor and now it is formerer sex symbol bardot famous french actress says she plans to ask for russian nationality. bardot is doing it for another reason. she says she is going to leave if two circus elephants in france are put to death there. the russian president -- michelle turner joins us with the story behind these elephants. i think most people are astounded to hear bardot say this after an entire life as a french citizen. what
now this activist and actress is threatening to say bye to france. why would she turn her back on the place she has loved for so long? might be surprised. it is coming up next. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different...
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armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from cycling for life. but armstrong has always denied using banned performance-enhancing drugs. >>> well, there have been no reports of damage. that is the good news after an earthquake struck early this morning off of the alaskan coast. it was big, 7.5 magnitude quake triggered a tsunami warning for parts of the state and for parts of canada. but the warning was canceled after the wave measuring just 6 inches washed ashore in far southeastern alaska. >>> well, after surviving the fiscal cliff, washington now faces a new obstacle -- cutting spending and the debt. both sides are digging in. >>> and prosecutors are ready to outline their case against the man accused of burglaring a dozen people inside that colorado movie shooting. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy... instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapsh
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"usa today" says the former seven-time tour de france champion's admission, which had been widely rumored for weeks, is expected to come in a monday interview with oprah winfrey that will be taped for air thursday. as for why he's doing this now, the journalist who broke the story says armstrong had no choice. >> with all the evidence that's come out against him, it's hard to deny it anymore, and he's making a calculated decision for himself personally and it's also i think a business decision for him because it's affecting his charity, live strong, all the sponsors have fired him. >> reporter: armstrong has kept a low profile at hiss austin home since the u.s. anti-doping agency released thousands of pages of ed of what it said was a sophisticated and brazen doping program. but it's armstrong's repeated denials over the years to protect his name that has anger sod many, including former teammates found guilty of doping themselves. did you see lance armstrong using other performance-enhancing drugs? >> at time, yeah, different training camps. >> we all took. really no difference between l
"usa today" says the former seven-time tour de france champion's admission, which had been widely rumored for weeks, is expected to come in a monday interview with oprah winfrey that will be taped for air thursday. as for why he's doing this now, the journalist who broke the story says armstrong had no choice. >> with all the evidence that's come out against him, it's hard to deny it anymore, and he's making a calculated decision for himself personally and it's also i think a...
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he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from psyching for life last year. he has repeatedly denied using performance enhancing drugs. >>> then there's this. a new poll finds more americans disapprove of that fiscal cliff deal than an prove. gallup found 3% approve, 45 disapprove and 1% had no opinion. more than 60% of democrats gave their okay to the bill which among many.other things taxed the wealthier at higher rates. but more than 60% of republicans disliked the deal. gallup also found of all the political leaders involved in the showdown, house speaker john boehner ended up with the worst approval ratings but not by much. and if those people polled had heard about some of the tax goodies by the into the fiscal cliff deal, well the approval rating might be even lower. brian todd explains. >> reporter: the tax perks for some industries that have been extended in this deal might make you blow a gasket like gaskets found on nascar tracks because of this bill have plenty of money to clean those up. the deal has a tax break worth about $70 million for the ne
he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from psyching for life last year. he has repeatedly denied using performance enhancing drugs. >>> then there's this. a new poll finds more americans disapprove of that fiscal cliff deal than an prove. gallup found 3% approve, 45 disapprove and 1% had no opinion. more than 60% of democrats gave their okay to the bill which among many.other things taxed the wealthier at higher rates. but more than 60% of republicans disliked...
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the two-time cycling champion, an analyst who called his first tour de france. john, welcome to you. we visited this moment ago. watch. >> lance is a killer. that's why you watch him. any of these guys who compete at this high level are killers. they are ruthless and murderers. that's what they do. >> on one level you have the killer, someone who is a ruthless competitor. what takes that person to the next level to cheat, to roll over him in their path to get there. >> it's complex. for lance and for professional athletes and baseball players who take amphetamines, this is the mentality. they think it's part of the game. lance armstrong walked into a system with the u.s. postal service team that was established. what happens when you grow up in a sport, you grow up in a bubble. after a while, things become that would seem strange outside of that bubble become normal. it's not doping or cheating, but preparation. medical preparation. that's how they view it within themselves. >> you bring up baseball. you have the likes of mark mcgwire or barry bonds or pete rose
the two-time cycling champion, an analyst who called his first tour de france. john, welcome to you. we visited this moment ago. watch. >> lance is a killer. that's why you watch him. any of these guys who compete at this high level are killers. they are ruthless and murderers. that's what they do. >> on one level you have the killer, someone who is a ruthless competitor. what takes that person to the next level to cheat, to roll over him in their path to get there. >> it's...
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it was 2001, just after he won the tour de france three times, brought so many people together, some 15,000 people together if i remember correctly. it was a great celebration. here you had an athlete who, you know, not only inspired the world but he was also a cancer survivor and people took note of that. but now when you think about lance, you can't help but be disappointed and when you talk to people here in austin, you can tell that they are looking at him differently. >> well, he's an icon here, you know, people looked up to him, they admired him, but now they're going to kind of look at him maybe in a little negative light now, like, do we really want lance armstrong to be the icon of austin, texas? you know, a lot of people have that question in their mind now, you know, i don't know if i want this guy to be the face of austin anymore. >> reporter: you know, there's also a bike path here in austin. a lot's changed. there's a new bike path named after lance armstrong. there's the store, you know, that he co-owns, but, you know, some people are questioning whether that bike path
it was 2001, just after he won the tour de france three times, brought so many people together, some 15,000 people together if i remember correctly. it was a great celebration. here you had an athlete who, you know, not only inspired the world but he was also a cancer survivor and people took note of that. but now when you think about lance, you can't help but be disappointed and when you talk to people here in austin, you can tell that they are looking at him differently. >> well, he's...
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fabrice buton is from france. we know the french fair thafr football. >> it's very important. we believe 50% of your health is nutrition. >> reporter: this is the force. this is an electronics forks it has batteries inside and tracks how you eat. the real selling point, is if you're eating too fast, it's going to buzz or light up and tell you to slow down, right? >> you have a gentle vibration, you see when you have the finger here,ist the sam as when i, then if i do it so fast, there's a slight vibration. one of them is the time you start eating. the second is the number of fork servings you do during each meal. the third is the interval. so every time i bring the food to my mouth, if i do it too fast that would be the gentle vie braggs. so i bring some food, right? >> hurry up, dan, do it faster, let's see what happens. >> within ten seconds. >> now. >> it buzzes, it vibrates. >> reporter: this is vibrating. how can people get their hands on this? >> this is available in febru y february. what is interesting in 2006, there was a study in the united states showing that people
fabrice buton is from france. we know the french fair thafr football. >> it's very important. we believe 50% of your health is nutrition. >> reporter: this is the force. this is an electronics forks it has batteries inside and tracks how you eat. the real selling point, is if you're eating too fast, it's going to buzz or light up and tell you to slow down, right? >> you have a gentle vibration, you see when you have the finger here,ist the sam as when i, then if i do it so...
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this is armstrong's first interview since he was stripped of his seven tour de france wins. oprah's interview with lance armstrong will air thursday night on the winfrey network. >>> the flu season means big business for -- take a look at this map of the nation's current flu outbreak. some say the flew is so widespread because so many sick people cannot afford to stay home from work. i can certainly understand that. >> it works out to almost a third of the nation's washingers, they're -- full-time workers too, about 20% of full-time workers they don't get paid six days either, so either way that you slice it means that many people can't afford to stay home when they're sick probably getting other people sick. the u.s. doesn't have a law mandating paid sick leave like others do, but flu season has a huge effect on the economy. the cdc says the total cost of flu season to the economy is $80 billion, a big chunk of it is medical costs. also there are those indirect costs, lost productivity for the company, lost earnings for the worker, not to mention feeling lousy when you get
this is armstrong's first interview since he was stripped of his seven tour de france wins. oprah's interview with lance armstrong will air thursday night on the winfrey network. >>> the flu season means big business for -- take a look at this map of the nation's current flu outbreak. some say the flew is so widespread because so many sick people cannot afford to stay home from work. i can certainly understand that. >> it works out to almost a third of the nation's washingers,...
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not a single one of his seven tour de france titles would was a clean win. but in part two of his confession with oprah winfrey, we got a glimpse of why armstrong may be coming forward now. he teared up when he recalled telling his son not to defend his record anymore. watch this. >> you know, he can't -- yeah. that's when i knew i had to tell him. >> well, he also told oprah his cheating has cost him sponsorships worth about $75 million. be sure to watch, cnn presents "the world according to lance armstrong" tonight at a special time, 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> if you're looking for excitement, you know where to find t. it's right here on cnn. it's in washington. it is the place to be. thousands of people are here to celebrate president barack obama's second inauguration. minutes from now, the kids' inaugural concert kicks off at the washington convention center. she is so lucky. brooke, i'm mad at you right now, a little bit jelly. >> i know. last weekend, inauguration this weekend. >> i was supposed to go with you, but i had the flu. we cou
not a single one of his seven tour de france titles would was a clean win. but in part two of his confession with oprah winfrey, we got a glimpse of why armstrong may be coming forward now. he teared up when he recalled telling his son not to defend his record anymore. watch this. >> you know, he can't -- yeah. that's when i knew i had to tell him. >> well, he also told oprah his cheating has cost him sponsorships worth about $75 million. be sure to watch, cnn presents "the...
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but the thing is, you know, armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles. he was banned from cycling last october after there was evidence that he had been involved in a cover up, could it be too much forearm strong, if he says yes, i doped. then it could potentially be over. this is a pretty risky move. >> it could be over, and there's also legal mine fields along the way. i think there-- i think there's pressure from associates that he should come clean. he is thinking of coming clean, because over a decade he has said he never failed a a doping test, so it is huge. >> is there an element of the phoenix rising from the ashes that he does this he can regain status as an athlete by competing in triathlons and maybe show the world that he is still worthy of being acknowledged as an athlete? >> i think when it came down, there's two thoughts when it came to the court of public opinion. people liked lance armstrong for what he did for cancer research, and the millions the dollars for the livestrong organization that he raised. but perhaps they did not feel tha
but the thing is, you know, armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles. he was banned from cycling last october after there was evidence that he had been involved in a cover up, could it be too much forearm strong, if he says yes, i doped. then it could potentially be over. this is a pretty risky move. >> it could be over, and there's also legal mine fields along the way. i think there-- i think there's pressure from associates that he should come clean. he is thinking...
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i think he has had his tour de france titles stripped, forced to step down from web strong and he may well feel like the path forward to be -- to remain relevant with live strong and be in the public eye and not be a pariah is to make an admission and start moving forward from there. >> i'm not here to parse lance's words, but isn't the consideration of make a confession an actual confession notice own right? >> yeah, it kind of seems like a sneaky almost confession already, but the reality is lance has been feeling out the conditions of a confession for some time the only thing that's changed in the last day is that the "new york times" wrote a story about it but he is definitely looking at ways to certainly cushion the story before it hits. >> armstrong, by the way, had been tested for doping more than 300 times during his professional career. >>> well, the story we are about to tell you includes some disturbing images and you have about 15 seconds, i guess to look away, if you wish. in seattle, a 2-year-old arrest is getting renew aid tension, that's after police released dash cam
i think he has had his tour de france titles stripped, forced to step down from web strong and he may well feel like the path forward to be -- to remain relevant with live strong and be in the public eye and not be a pariah is to make an admission and start moving forward from there. >> i'm not here to parse lance's words, but isn't the consideration of make a confession an actual confession notice own right? >> yeah, it kind of seems like a sneaky almost confession already, but the...
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it sponsored the cyclist and his team when armstrong won six of his tour de france titles. >>> espn anchor stewart scott has tweeted that his cancer has returned. he'll get chemo every two week but continue to work. scott also praised livestrong for its support of cancer patients. >>> rory mcilroy the highest paid young athlete in the world. that's what forbes magazine says. he signed a multiyear contract with nike. he could earn between $200 million and $250 million a year. mcelroy says the money won't add any pressure. >> the most pressure i feel is the pressure that i put on myself. and i know if i live up to my own expectations, then i'll more than live up to everyone else's. so i just want to play as well as i can and hopefully that translates if to tournament wins and ultimately more major wins. >> mikey announcement came in abu dhabi will mcelroy will play with tiger woods. >>> tivoing is so 2012. kaepernicking is now trending. san francisco quarterback colin kaepernick struck a touchdown pose in saturday's playoff game against green bay and now fans are doing it and tweeting the pi
it sponsored the cyclist and his team when armstrong won six of his tour de france titles. >>> espn anchor stewart scott has tweeted that his cancer has returned. he'll get chemo every two week but continue to work. scott also praised livestrong for its support of cancer patients. >>> rory mcilroy the highest paid young athlete in the world. that's what forbes magazine says. he signed a multiyear contract with nike. he could earn between $200 million and $250 million a year....
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and we're hearing only interview since the doping revelations that stripped him of the seven tour de france titles and banned him from olympic sports for life. over the years, armstrong has strongly denied using any kind of performance enhancing drugs. >> everybody wants to know what i'm on. what am i on? i'm on my bike. >> but since the u.s. anti-doping authority found him guilty and his sponsors started fleeing, armstrong hasn't said a word. no admission of guilt, no admission of wrongdoing. earlier i spoke with christine brennan, columnist with "usa today" sports and she's been vocal about lance armstrong and she said a source told them that lance armstrong is giving quote/unquote, serious consideration to a confession. oprah billing this as a quote/unquote, no holds barred intervi interview. joined by lauren ashburn from the daily down low from washington and contributor to the daily beast. good to see you. picking oprah, this is all about strategy and managing an image, who does he give the tell-all to, to oprah. what do you make of that choice? >> well, oprah has not had a syndicated
and we're hearing only interview since the doping revelations that stripped him of the seven tour de france titles and banned him from olympic sports for life. over the years, armstrong has strongly denied using any kind of performance enhancing drugs. >> everybody wants to know what i'm on. what am i on? i'm on my bike. >> but since the u.s. anti-doping authority found him guilty and his sponsors started fleeing, armstrong hasn't said a word. no admission of guilt, no admission of...
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this is right after he won the tour de france his third time. some 15,000 people came together on auditorium shores nearby where we are to celebrate. brought the city together. and think about it, you know, this is a person who not only inspired people as an athlete but also as a cancer survivor. he became a real symbol of pride for the city of austin, texas, but now when you talk to people you can't help but be disappointed. personally, it's disappointing to tell this story especially when you saw his rise and now you're covering this fall. you feel like you were taken to a ride. that's really what you get when you talk to people here on the streets. take a listen. >> boy, he's an icon here. you know, people looked up to him. they admired him. now they're going to look at him maybe in a little bit of a negative light now. do we really want lance armstrong to be the icon of austin, texas? i think a lot of people have the that question in their mind now. i don't know if i want this guy to be the face of austin anymore. >> reporter: suzanne, you k
this is right after he won the tour de france his third time. some 15,000 people came together on auditorium shores nearby where we are to celebrate. brought the city together. and think about it, you know, this is a person who not only inspired people as an athlete but also as a cancer survivor. he became a real symbol of pride for the city of austin, texas, but now when you talk to people you can't help but be disappointed. personally, it's disappointing to tell this story especially when you...
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. >> armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from cycling last october after the u.s. anti doping agency presented evidence that had orchestrated a sophisticated doping program. >>> a man answers an ad on craigslist volunteering to be a sperm donor for a lesbian couple. sounds fine, right? but now three years later the state of kansas says he's got to hand over child support. >>> an american pilot has been suspended for allegedly being drunk right before takeoff. tsa agents in minneapolis say they smelled alcohol on his breath. the 48-year-old pilot was on the plane yesterday wrapping up his preflight when officers gave him a breathalyzer test. he allegedly failed the test and police arrested him. >>> a man no got disrupted on a flight from iceland to new york eventually found out he was messing with the wrong passengers and crew. they used duct tape and zip ties to keep him from talking or moving. not a good way to travel. iceland air says it can't vouch for the photo but a spokesman confirms a passenger had to be restrained after hitting, screaming and spitt
. >> armstrong was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from cycling last october after the u.s. anti doping agency presented evidence that had orchestrated a sophisticated doping program. >>> a man answers an ad on craigslist volunteering to be a sperm donor for a lesbian couple. sounds fine, right? but now three years later the state of kansas says he's got to hand over child support. >>> an american pilot has been suspended for allegedly being drunk...
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. >>> oprah winfrey lands the first tv interview with lance armstrong since he lost his tour de france titles. will she be the one who finally gets to the bottom of the cheating scandal? >>> 18 minutes past the hour. checking our top stories now a white house official tells cnn all u.s. troops could leave afghanistan by the end of next year, that's one possibility that will depend on whether afghan security forces are fully trained and whether afghanistan gives legal cover to any u.s. troops after the nato mission ends. other possibility was for 6,000 to 15,000 u.s. troops to remain after 2014, a final decision could be months away. >>> in the wake of the connecticut school shooting a vermont town is looking to ban assault weapons. burlington town leaders are considering changing the charter to eliminate assault rifles and high capacity maing scenes. voters would need to weigh in before all of that could become law. >>> for the first time one of our nation's most prominent churches will hold same-sex weddings. this year the ceremonies will be permitted inside washington's national cath
. >>> oprah winfrey lands the first tv interview with lance armstrong since he lost his tour de france titles. will she be the one who finally gets to the bottom of the cheating scandal? >>> 18 minutes past the hour. checking our top stories now a white house official tells cnn all u.s. troops could leave afghanistan by the end of next year, that's one possibility that will depend on whether afghan security forces are fully trained and whether afghanistan gives legal cover to...
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. >> it's not just admitting that he doped, but that he doped in connection with the tour de france races, that he's been doping for a long period during his career, and hopefully an acknowledgment that he was untruthful in our legal proceeding. i think we all know, as your viewers do, that the answers to those questions are yes. and that he was untruthful. but we'd like to see what he says to ms. winfrey to finalize our legal strategy. >> and in the way he words it, because ms. winfrey has couched significantly what mr. armstrong said to her, and brilliantly so, because we all need to see this interview to know what we're up against here, but he has said to the livestrong campaign that he regrets what they have had to endure since all of this transpired. regret is not i am sorry for. there's a big difference between saying you regret and a big difference between saying i'm sorry and i did this. so, what wording do you need to hear that gets you to the courthouse to file your case? >> well, i think no matter what he says tomorrow night, based on the evidence we have, we have a compelling
. >> it's not just admitting that he doped, but that he doped in connection with the tour de france races, that he's been doping for a long period during his career, and hopefully an acknowledgment that he was untruthful in our legal proceeding. i think we all know, as your viewers do, that the answers to those questions are yes. and that he was untruthful. but we'd like to see what he says to ms. winfrey to finalize our legal strategy. >> and in the way he words it, because ms....
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she's just wed her partner, a woman in france. >>> an american soldier lost all of his limbs in iraq now has a new lease on life. the first service member to receive a double arm transplant. he appeared at a news conference at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore this past hour. doctors used a new procedure they hope will prevent his bod body from rejecting his new limbs. >> i can pretty much move my elbow, my elbow, the one i had before. i can rotate a little bit. this arm is not much movement at all, not yet, at least. hopefully -- we're hopeful for the future to get some pretty good function out of both of them. >> love that smile. he's only one of only seven people in the united states who have undergone successful double arm transplants. next hour, we'll take a look at how the surgery works and why it is such a breakthrough. >>> baseball stars, heroes to countless little leaguers, now facing accusations of doping. plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southe
she's just wed her partner, a woman in france. >>> an american soldier lost all of his limbs in iraq now has a new lease on life. the first service member to receive a double arm transplant. he appeared at a news conference at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore this past hour. doctors used a new procedure they hope will prevent his bod body from rejecting his new limbs. >> i can pretty much move my elbow, my elbow, the one i had before. i can rotate a little bit. this arm is not...
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. >> france is leading the international effort against militantsa mahli. we have details on some of the horrors done by those who have taken law and twisted it into something unimaginable. >> reporter: a flogging in a public square this month. this man's crime, he dared smoke a cigarette. islamist militants setting an example for the hundreds of thousands in mahli still living under their rule. they work as truck drivers when militants overran the town the men were thrown in prison accused of stealing. after three months he says the jailers dragged them from their cells by their feet, tied turbines around their wrists and began to hack off their hands. i prefer dying to being like this he says. my hand hurts. high heart hurts. i only have god to turn to. so the man says the pain was terrible. it was the only thing i could feel. now they say unable to earn a living and they wander from house to house, their lives, they say are over. he was a radio journalist who spoke out against punishment. each time they want to do something barbaric i put out a call to p
. >> france is leading the international effort against militantsa mahli. we have details on some of the horrors done by those who have taken law and twisted it into something unimaginable. >> reporter: a flogging in a public square this month. this man's crime, he dared smoke a cigarette. islamist militants setting an example for the hundreds of thousands in mahli still living under their rule. they work as truck drivers when militants overran the town the men were thrown in prison...
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he was finally stripped of the record seven tour de france tit titles. we saw the face and language he used in relation to the intimidation tactics armstrong used while not only instigating the most professional and systemized doping cheating program in profsional sports and trying to cover it up afterwards. oprah doesn't have the reputation of the most fierce interviewee but lance armstrong has a real task on his hands if he is to convince the american public that he is a victim in this because he is just about the best drugs cheat in the history of sports. >> i am going to get you to pull out the crystal ball. it's game over for him really. what does he hope to game from this? it is not like he is going to get his career back. >> we have been speaking in one of our other studios to the "new york times" writer that first wrote that he was a drugs cheat. he has always denied that he ever took drugs and he said it was an attack. her suggestion was that he wants to compete again. he is 41 years old but misses running in the new york marathon and competing
he was finally stripped of the record seven tour de france tit titles. we saw the face and language he used in relation to the intimidation tactics armstrong used while not only instigating the most professional and systemized doping cheating program in profsional sports and trying to cover it up afterwards. oprah doesn't have the reputation of the most fierce interviewee but lance armstrong has a real task on his hands if he is to convince the american public that he is a victim in this...
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you know, the current tour de france winner says i raced against him in 2009. it was absolutely obvious when he was cheating in that race and when he wasn't. and taggart himself says if he wasn't cheating in 2009 and 2010, there's a one in a million chance he's telling the truth. >> can he compete? could he actually compete with the support of the international anti-doping agencies, but not the u.s. doping agency? how does that work? >> there's a u.s. anti-doping agency and there's a world anti-doping agency. he has made it pretty clear he doesn't want to cooperate with the u.s. anti-doping agency, but they'll say you have to deal with usada. we'll take their lead from them. if you want to get your lifetime ban, which armstrong describes as a death sentence, reduced, you'll have to testify under oath with usada and it's taes going to have to be legal. otherwise you're banned for life. armstrong doesn't want to come back and cycle but does want to compete in ironmans and triathlons and wants to run a marathon when he's 50 years old. he feels he has the right to
you know, the current tour de france winner says i raced against him in 2009. it was absolutely obvious when he was cheating in that race and when he wasn't. and taggart himself says if he wasn't cheating in 2009 and 2010, there's a one in a million chance he's telling the truth. >> can he compete? could he actually compete with the support of the international anti-doping agencies, but not the u.s. doping agency? how does that work? >> there's a u.s. anti-doping agency and there's...